Green Chemistry: An Introductory Text

| 20-E | 20-hydroxyecdysone |
| AFC | alkaline fuel cell |
| AMPS | aminopropyl silane |
| APG | alkyl polyglucoside |
| BATNEEC | Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Cost |
| BHT | bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate |
| BOD | biological oxygen demand |
| BSI | British Standards Institution |
| CNSL | cashew nut shell liquid |
| COD | chemical oxygen demand |
| COSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health |
| CSTR | continuous stirred tank reactor |
| DALA | 5-aminolevulinic acid |
| DMF | dimethyl formamide |
| EA | Environment Agency |
| ee | enantiomeric excess |
| EMAS | European Eco-management and Audit Scheme |
| EMS | Environmental Management Systems |
| EMY | Effective Mass Yield |
| ENB | 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene |
| EO | ethene oxide (ethylene oxide) |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPDM | ethene/propene/diene monomer |
| FCC | fluid catalytic cracking |
| GWP | global warming potential |
| HAZOP | Hazard and Operability |
| HDPE | high-density polyethene |
| HLB | hydrophilic lipophilic balance |
| HMS | hexagonal mesoporous silica |
| IPC | Integrated Pollution Control |
| IPCA | Integrated Pollution Control Act |
| IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
| ISD | inherently safer design |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| LDPE | linear density polyethene |
| LLDPE | linear low-density polyethene |
| MIC | methyl isocyanate |
| MTBE | methyl t-butyl ether |
| NIR | near-infrared |
| PAFC | phosphoric acid fuel cell |
| PEMFC | proton exchange membrane fuel cell |
| Perc | perchloroethene |
| PET | poly(ethene terephthalate) |
| PFS | process flow sheet |
| PHA | polyhydroxyalkanoate |
| PI | process intensification |
| PLA | polylactic acid |
| POP | persistent organic pollutant |
| Ppm | parts per million |
| PTC | phase transfer catalysis |
| PTFE | poly(tetrafluoroethene) |
| PV | photovoltaic |
| PVC | poly(vinyl chloride) |
| RESS | rapid expansion of supercritical solution |
| RMM | relative molecular mass |
| ScCO 2 | supercritical carbon dioxide |
| SCF | supercritical fluid |
| SCWO | supercritical water oxidation |
| SDR | spinning disc reactor |
| SHE | Safety, Health and Environmental |
| SOFC | solid oxide fuel cell |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |
| THOD | theoretical... |